The Latest Breaking News from Khartoum

Protesters are calling for a return to civilian rule and justice for those killed in a violent crackdown in 2019.

Internet services were cut in Sudan's capital Khartoum on Thursday ahead of pro-democracy protests, a Reuters reporter said, the first time for months that web access had been blocked in the lead up to rallies. The protests mark the third anniversary of huge demonstrations during the 2019 uprising that overthrew…

At least eight protesters were shot dead in Sudan on Thursday, medics said, as large crowds took to the streets despite heavy security and a communications blackout to rally against the military leadership that seized power eight months ago.

Egyptian estimates have indicated a rise in the level of water in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s lake as Addis Ababa is expected to start the third phase of filling the dam reservoir during the upcoming rainy season. Cairo and Khartoum have repeatedly emphasized their rejection of all unilateral measures…

Ivorian cashew processors face an uphill battle. Their bid to expand into processing faces competition from Asia. Also, Mali is sanctioned but Senegal loses out. The economic interdependence between the neighbours has left Senegalese traders struggling to cope with the knock-on effects of penalties imposed on Bamako. And amid months…

An accelerated breakdown in services including water and electricity supplies has left Sudanese citizens counting the cost of political stalemate after a military takeover last October.

The ambassadors of Saudi Arabia and the United States in Khartoum requested a new joint meeting that brings together the Freedom and Change coalition and the military rulers, to follow up on the latest developments since their first talks on June 10. In a statement on Sunday, the Executive Office…

A protester was shot dead as anti-military protests flared in parts of Khartoum and nearby Omdurman on Thursday, a week after military leaders and the former ruling civilian coalition met to break a political deadlock gripping Sudan since last year's army coup.

The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Molly Phee, held talks with the Sudanese army leadership during her five-day visit to Khartoum last week. The visit was aimed at encouraging the Sudanese to make progress in their efforts to establish a framework for a civilian-led transitional government. She…

The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum says Sudan’s leading pro-democracy group has met with the country’s generals for the first time since last year’s military coup

A 5-year-old girl was killed after being run over by security forces in the Kalakla neighbourhood south of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, medics said on Tuesday.